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LEXINGTON
P.O. Box 5044
Lexington, Ky.
40505
606.231-7100
38
minute interval in a month. For those
of you who run seasonal businesses,
you pay half of your peak load rate of
your highest month in months when
your business is shut down! That's
right , you pay for electricity you don 't
even use. This is the case for most
parks and summer ar c ades . A
demand meter registers the peak load
for 30 minutes, and you can have
these installed so you can measure the
peak load yourself and work on reduc-
ing it. Hint: don't be so quick to call in
those so-c alled energy -efficiency
experts from your power company. In
most cases you'll find that you will be
paying more once they show you how
you'll pay less. That's like asking for an
IRS audit so IRS agents will show you
how to reduce your taxes.
Ways to reduce your peak load
are: (1) balance the load on the three
wire legs equally . Often one is carrying
more than the other two; (2} start up
gradually whenever you are turning on
electricity. For example, turn on each
air-conditioning unit one at a time over
a short period of the morning. Then
put on sections of your business that
can wait. Don't just turn on all circuit
breakers at once. Eliminate surges by
installing surge surpressors in your
panel box (The Protector) ; (3) you can
put in gas-driven generators to cut
down power needs during peak hours
of peak months; (4) new capsule bulbs
on the market draw less electricity ,
give the same watt output, and even
last longer than normal bulbs. For
example, a 72-watt capsule bulb gives
off the light of a normal 100-watt bulb
and lasts almost five times (3,500
hours) as long.
I found out that you also can sell
the power that you are being charged
for, but not consuming, during your
off season. That is, if you can find a
neighbor who is willing to make a deal.
Just think, you would be helping con-
serve your neighbor's money. (If
everyone did this , fear not for your
power company; it naturally would get
a rate increase.)
I haven't forgotten that I promised
you the second part of the Conver-
sions/ Trivia/ Systems article. Maybe
I'll do it next time.
For more information and test
reports, I can be reached at Alpha-
Omega Amusements & Sales, 6
Sutton Place , Edison, NJ 08837, (201)
287-4990.
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As always, keep cranking!
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PLAY METER. December 1, 1985